Staff Geotechnical Engineer

Delve Underground • Pittsburgh, PA

4h • Hybrid

About The Position

Delve Underground has an immediate opening for a Staff Geotechnical Engineer to join our Pittsburgh, PA office. This position focuses on supporting the delivery of tunnels, shafts, support of excavations, buried structures and other related underground infrastructure in our Pittsburgh office. This position offers a great opportunity for a motivated, detail oriented, team-centric candidate to work on diverse jobs, from local pipeline crossings to water, wastewater, and transit mega-projects across the country. The ideal candidate will have either academic or prior work experience in one or more of the following areas: geotechnical engineering, excavation support, rock mechanics or trenchless technologies.

Requirements

• BS in Geotechnical/Civil or Geological Engineering
• Engineer in Training (EIT) certification or ability and intent to earn within 6 months of hiring
• Completion of relevant coursework or experience in several of the following: geotechnical engineering, soil and rock mechanics, tunneling, subsurface investigation methods
• Ability to manage a number of concurrent assignments and priorities.
• Strong analytical and technical communication skills.
• Willingness to work in the field and travel for short-term assignments.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with geotechnical analysis software for slope and excavation stability analysis, seepage analysis, seismic site response analysis (such as SLIDE, UNWEDGE, DEEPSOIL) is a plus

Responsibilities

• Support geotechnical investigation programs including planning, permitting, implementation, field data collection and oversight, data reporting and writing interpretative reports.
• Perform geotechnical engineering analyses and design calculations for tunnels, shafts, foundations, temporary excavation support systems, and soil/rock slopes.
• Perform geologic and seismic hazard evaluations
• Work under the direction of senior engineers, who provide technical oversight
• Write technical reports and other documents explaining the basis for analyses, designs or recommendations
• Assist with the preparation of construction drawings and specifications for underground infrastructure
• Work as integral member of a team on complex, multi-discipline projects.
• Demonstrate good writing and communications skills and ability to communicate with internal staffs and clients.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life
• Disability
• FSA or HSA
• EAP
• 401(k)
• ESOP
• company stock ownership program
• 9 Paid Holidays
• generous paid-time-off program
• Work from home flexibility
• Health & Wellness Reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level